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o dS(0)? (g : Battle Royal The usually hllarioos and heat- filled battle royal, first one ln ssalled In Salem In months, high lights tonight's mat protram at the armory Six muscled glad iators evenly divided into clean let and meaniea will light oat In V every-man-for-himself melee at 1:30 p.m. The ultimate winner iter ensuing prelim and main event will take heme a eash June, of $200, according- to latchmaker Elton Owen. Booked for the action are theae matadors: Frank Stojack, the former WSC football All-American; Jack (Titer) Klaer, current holder of the Rocky Moontain -junior heavy title belt; Ernie Piluao, the oldtlmer who still can twist a mean muscle. and who ; Blanket Off Boss Ad as TIGER FIELD, Tacoma, May 30 -(Special )-Salem Senators Man ager Ad Liska shook off the blank et for the first time this season and tonight hurled bis club to a 4-2 victory over the Tacoma Ti gers, thus ending a six-game los ing streak for Salem. The Tigers ; bad? pummeled Johnny Burak and Dick Waibel in the first game to night, 11-2. The slender submariner had some pitching to do before he could collect his win. The Tigers had the bases loaded in the fifth. Liska fanned Dick Greco to end the threat The Tiges had two runners aboard , in the seventh also, after scoring one run, and again Liska whiffed the big slug ger to end the game and send 4250 fans home unhappy. Liska allowed eight hits, fanned five and walked two in his 1950 debut, his first pitching stint since notching 198 wins in the Coast league for Portland. . Mel ' Wa sley and Bob Cherry each drove m a Salem run. In the third Gene Gaviglio walked and Wayne Peterson singled. Orrin Snyder was hit by a pitch from Mel Knezovich and then Wasley singled to "right for one run. Greco's throw cut down Peterson at the plate. Cherry then singled in two more. Snyder singled and scored on Cherry's ground out in . the fifth. Wimpy Quinn and Jose Bache drove in the Tig runs. In the opener Burak and WaibeL were racked for 16 hits. Wall Scott biffed two triples off win ner Gil Loust, who posted his sev enth triumph. Burak's loss was his fourth. - New Outfielder Pete Tedeschl failed to report to th&Salems to night but is expected to play in tomorrow night's single game. Now that he has started to pitch for the Senators, Liska will no doubt take a regular turn on the mound. ' Tonight's split moved Salem back into second place, In tho standings as Wenatchee lost twice to Spokane. Yea, Liska! - FIRST GAME; . IAL1.M (Zl - ABK (11) f ACOMA POA ABK Gaviglio S 3 O S 2 Bach aa fr-cinn a a Snyder rf 4 I Wesley If 4 1 Cherry m 3 0 Parti 14 1 Scott S 4 i teard 1 0 urak pie Walbel p 1 1 t UcMUlan i 0 1 Gilford 1 0 Stetter If Greco tl : Wenner m Quinn 1 Sheets 0, patron I O.Loust p - Total S3 0 24 s Salem Total SS 16 17 14 000 tOO 000 IBS Tacoma wvaaae. ...-.... .. ..M w vw Losing pitcher. Burak. Balk. Wal 301 223 00 11 ) 0 Del s. ! D AB It R XR fO BB 2 IS M t I I IB Burak Waibel Loust Wild pitches: Loust. Left on bases: Salem f, Tacoma 7. Three-base hits: Scott t. Two-bat hita: Wenner. Sheets 3. Catron. Stetter, WaibeL Buns batted In: Stetter. Quinn 4. Wen- Kr, Scott 2. Bach, Gifford, Catron J. ubl plays: Cherry to Scott, Peter, aon to Gaviglio to Batrle. Quinn to Bache, Bache to Gilford. Gilford to Bach to Quinn. Errors: Snyder,Scott, Time: I hours. Umpires: French and Bepele. , second UAftix: SAXXM (4) it) TACOMA ABH tPOA ABH POA raviglloSS 0 3 23aeh as 4 1 trsn 14 10 l'Glfford til nyder rf I i i o! Stetter li 3 I Wasley If 4 1 therry m S 1 KMillanct 0 fartle 13 1 tcOtt Nil Sreco rf 4 1 ri 4 l m a 0 1 i 1 Ho Wenner ml t i aulrtn 1 3 1 10 fischer tin atron 3 3 0 1 la p S 0 Xnezovh p 1 0 0 10 0 iufford p 0 d iheeta 0 0 0 Total' 2S21 Total 38 faiem acoma 003 10 04 t 1 .-.ooo ioo 14a i a IP AB H R ER 8( 7 28 t 1 I is' i1 : i ! IP AB H R IB SC BB Liska knezovich uffora Hit by pitcher: Sheets by Liska. Left n bases: Salem 6. Tacoma 8. Two baa bits: Fischer. Rues bfitted In: Vaaley, Cherry, Quinn, Bacbsj. fiacrl Jre: Glxford.. Stolen bases: Catron. joudi ciays: bcott to Uavtgno to parti. Catron to Glfford to Quinn. rrors: Peterson. Cherry, - Umpires: egel and rrencb. AttendanMi 42eO. EAGLES WIN Tho Edwards Eagles downed tho Arts Warriors 14-1 Tuesday in a baseball gam played on Olingtx field. It was a Boys' league tilt. TOP DOG SOLD . : VANCOUVER, May 3-MWna of Canada's geatest field trial dogs, tho golden retriever Oakcreek Van CleeVe, has been sold for $3,500 to A. Stowward and G. Wendlo of Spokane, Wash. Ho was sold by Charlie j Bunker of Vancouver. Bunker bought tho Oregon-bred Eup for $33 four years ago and -ained him Into Canadian field trial champion. , . 1 1 Eondls - Teams Svl a FOA a si Tops Armory Mat shortly opens a nightery her la FRANK STOJACK ' He's In bif 'royal' j Salem; Rod Fenton, the nasty Is 4 - t - amnie Less SS 10 Tho Statoamcm, Salem, Orocjon, Wodnoadar May Zl, 1850 Dallas, Pheasants Play Tie J Ularsliall. , durls Woolers To Win Over McMinnvaio Keith - MarshaU, the new pitching sensation f tho Salem City softball league I for Campbell Rock Woolers, last night notched his second straight victory in . as many tries when ho downed South Salem Businessmen and Wimpy Carver, 2-1 at Leslie. The win kept the Wools in a tie with Salem Supper Club for tho league lead. Those two, teams clash Thursday night. ; j MarshaU yielded three hits land whiffed 11. There were five blows off Carver, one a homer by Al McRae in the second. Phil Sals trom drove in the other tally In the second. Wilkinson's single scored Carver with tho only South Salem tally. The Dallas-Golden Pheasants exhibition tilt ended in a 3-3 tie because of the curfew. Johnson of tho Dallas Gerlinger Carriers hit a 2 -run homer. Debou hit a homer for the Pheasants also. ' In tho two Industrial league games the Hallmark Cards down Ortiz Even Bet JOHANNESBURG, South Afri ca. May 30HffO-Manuel Ortlz 33-ycar-old bantamweight, champion from El Centro, Calif is rated only even money to defeat Vic Toweel, South Africa's British Em pire 118-pound king, in a 15-round title bout tomorrow night. A crowd of around 30,000 la expected to There la a fan In town who holds a particularly personal in terest la the Sal-ons. No, she doesn't hold stock In tho Sena torsnot now, anyhow. And she hasn't an apple - of - eye aon swinging a wicked bat for tho locals. 8ho hat an even greater reason to bo interested in tho Salems, for she is Mrs. George B. Waters, widow of the man: who dreamed about a ballpark; and ' ball club for Salem, set about to make that dream come true and in tho end did make it come true with a bang . . . . j Mrs. Waters was there when tho vision waa formed, she was i there when tho blueprints were ' made and she waa around when tho final nail was banged into brand-now Waters Park, j . She Retains Interest j When death took Georgo Wat ers about a year after his project waa realised, bis wife stepped into the front office to fin the ' breach. Then came tho sale of tho holdings to Portland's Beav ers and Margaret Waters bo cam just another fan. She does- . n't get to aa many ballgames as she used to but nonetheless Is still vitally interested in those Senators whoso birth her j hus band waa so greatly responsible for ... . Came Try, Bill xou nave to admire a good try whether tho try bo doomed to fall or or bo a success. And so it would certainly bo in order to lift tho hats to Bill Sevens, whoso ball career now seems to be at an end. Bin tried and tried and tried to get back to tho pitching peak ho enjoyed before that ailing arm bit him. Ofttmos ho was throwing when it waa downright torture to throw. Ho was also throwing against tho mental barriers built up ta man agers' minds. A "soro-axm" label Is hard to Uvo down. The Irony of It All And so "Bev" apparently comes to tho end of the baseball road with his release at Sacra mento. And tho terriflo Irony about It all is Serena sore arm is now a thing of tho past. Tho pain Is gone but the burden of battling tho rebellious flipper plus a long layoff raised esia with Bill's ooutrol and pitching effectiveness. May tho next Ten tore Bill makes, whatever dlreo tloa It lay. ho blessed with good Bee Tonight from Vancouver, BXU Charley Carr, a ditto from Lousiaua, and Irish Jack O'Rlley, on of the topmost culprits whose, horns Is In far-off Australia. - i The first two gents eliminated In the royal will return later for a one-fall, 20 minute prelim nubble. The next pair also comes back for a one-faller or SO minutes. The two finalists In the royal are to be the main eventers and will do the Z-of-S fall chores for the 200 bucks. Harry Elliott win be the referee. . . The regular weekly') matches were postponed from last night to tonight so as to avoid conflict with Memorial Day. They will go back on a rerular Tuesday run next week- . . 1 . (5? ed Papermakers 10-3 and Cleaj Lake nudged Salem Naval Reserve 9-8. Shannon hit in tho winning tally for Clear Lake with two out In tho ninth. Jones, Ochse and Brown belted first inning triples lor Hallmark to send that club on its way to tho win over Papermak ers. Karn homered in ' the sixth also. . I : Tonight's games, limited to In dustrial league only, put Team sters Union against Post Office Carriers at 8 and Maple Dairy opposite Mayflower Milkers at 8. So. Salem -OOlif 000 Ol S 1 Rock Wool ha aA a a , Carver and Barnholt: Marshall and Mccauery. Dallas 001 020 001 1 .ooj ioo 00 i i s Clauson; Weiss. O-Pheasant Steele, Ufer and Miller and Wenger. Naval Reserve I50 010 03 e Clear Lake 003 023 2 ft 10 3 Fox. Bassett t (4) and C. Swink; HU (4) and Versteei, runk- ncker. Orey houser (2). Papermakers 003 000-1 44 300 SIS 10 14 2 Hallmark Rawlins. Xruesar and Xealri Jones and Osch. i.-i in Title Scrap watch tho unbeaten, 1 21-year-old sensation ma Ice hia hirr for a wnrM crown against tho veteran Califor nia Mexican. ; Ortiz, who has held" tho world title for nearly eight years except ior a two monw period will be risking his crown for tho first time in 14 months. I luck. He's had his share of tho had ... . 1, 1' ' . . Russell vs. Yt? if Semi-finals action! is impend ing in tho Elks tourney and itll bo Jack Owens of Lebanon vs. Jack RuseelL the Salem stylist and that tremendously talented youngster, Dick Yost, trading strokes with another Lebanon guy. Jack Brando. The way it looks from here and barring any startling reversal of form Russell and Tost win be fighting it out in tho finals. As so many links followers say, If Russell played more than just once or twice week ho would bo a tough one for any of em. . . , Thing is that Jack seems to ho right on top of his game now. If ho continues so he could very well upset the Tost apple cart . Brando, a tremendously long hitter, could giro Defending Champion Dick a tough time if he finds accuracy go with his distance .... I Vlco Does It Again He did it again and wo mean . that George Vlco checked in with a homer the other day as his first hit in a Seattle uniform. If George could debut every day with a new team he'd ho terrific as that Initial blows seems al ways to bo tho stypO which sails over tho hoards . U . . Vleo's first rap for Detroit waa a boun dary "belt, ho dittoed for Toledo earlier this year and now Seat tle . . . Tho Suds, incident ally, must have great confidence In George. He's hitting clean up . . . . Little early to bo ieklng most valuable players at if tho veto waa to come now a little guy Banted Junior Steps, oss of the Red 8x would get a carload. Clutch hitter? WeU, look at his RBI total tops is tho majors . . . J Raclins Pwules Em 1 As it goea sowj whoa Salem Supper Club's Jem Rawlmo takes tho hill tho opposing hitters might Just as well stay homo . . . Bob Knight of the Paper makers, supposedly Rawlins No. 1 rival for City Softball league monad honors. Is currently plagued with a sore arm bought about, probably, by trying to mix hardball with softball . . . . Michigan was' separated from anuana l em wry & isos. I 2; Setoiryp S-Sslems Wasn't . ---it-. INDIANAPOLIS, May 18 Hal Colo of South Gate; CaL, wasn't able to drive In today's big SOO" classic for tho above reason. While tuning up In a trial run his car lost a wheel, smashed Into a wall and was so badly damaged it could sot be repaired In time for tho race. Colo escaped Injury. Johnny Parsons another Calif ornlaa won today's rain-briefed elastic. (AP Wlrephoto.) Bevos Drop Opener to Seals Morau Raps Home Win Off Helser PORTLAND. May 80-(PV-In-fielder Jim Moran singled noma two runs in the 11th inning to give San Francisco a S to 1 victory over Portland tonight In tho first game of their Memorial Day Pa- Portland and San Francisco battled to a 5-8 tie in tho second game, called via tho curfew after five innings of play. cifio Coast league doubleheader. Both teams scored in tho seventh to throw the game Into extra In nings. The Seals loaded the tacks In the 11th with tho first hits after tho seventh Inning off Portland's Roy Helser and Moran got his hit to score Don White and Lea Flem ing. Both Al Lein and Helser had shutouts until the seventh. The Seals got Jack Tobln on. ho mov ed to second and came in on Mel Sheridan's single. Portland started in the bottom of the same Inning by getting Mickey Rocco aboard and after heavy hitter Joe Brovia popped out Eddie Basinski singl ed and Rocco took second. After an out, Jim Gladd hit and Rocco scored. In other Coast league Memorial doubleheaders today 14,641 saw San Diego and Oakland split at Oakland, the Padres coming back to win 8-1 on three homers by Orestes Minos o and one by Suit case Simpson after the Oaks won tho opener 11-2; Hollywood took two from Sacramento 5-4 and 6-0, and oncoming Seattle spilled Los Angeles twice, 1-2 and 9-4. The Suds' Jim Wilson notched his sev enth straight victory in tho second game and drove in three of his own runs with a double. itast rami- Saa Francisco (S) Portland (1) Graee.cf 3 0 0 OiMrquez.cf 4 1 4 0 4 1 4 0 i 0 3 1 stirdn rf si nriiv i Shrdan.rf 6 3 3 0Layne,3b 4 0 11 4 110 0 000 Flmnr. tt lunji V 1 U'KOCCO.ID id a oio i Brovia rf LdganUb 4 11 Bsnskib Pollch.ss Gladd Hi 111 1 III 0 0 0 00 Mrn2h BIT Cdwitjs B 1 1 Ortelg.0 1 6 6 o 1 o 1 0 M III l.e 16 3 Helser, p zBarr Austin m xMsnerb Lien, p aTobln.cf bLang Eattwil Totals 40 3 33 20 Tfttal. SS a Tobln ran for b Lang fanned for Grace In 7th. oarr zannea ior foncn in 7tn. at MMnw rmyAMA a,,, m T . . in loth. r San rrandsco Portland , 000 000 100 03 000 000 100 001 Pitcher i IP AB R H ER BB SC U U 14 1 I 9 . 11 40 3 3 $ 10 SO Lien Helser Errors Flemln. Helser. KRI KhH. dan. Gladd. Moran 3. SB Whit. DP Conway to Moran to Flmln l Tim. pires Orr, Rung and Gordon. Time a:. , Big Six aflSTfWT MusiaL Cardinals 33 130 30 54 .415 Dobv. Indians 33 103 18 43 Jton Hopp. Pirates 33 103 18 40 MIS Robinson. Dodgers SS 129 33 48 J72 Lehner, Athletics . 33 129 14 48 .373 KeU, Tigers .35 141 30 51 .362 , Horn runs: American league Wil liams. Red Sox 11. Dropo. Red Sox 10, Stephens, Red Sox 10. Rosen. Indians 9, Elliott. Braves 8, Gordon, Brave 8, Pafko, Cubs 8. Jones. Phillies f . Runs -batted in: American league Stephens, Red Sox 47, Williams, Red Sox 41. Wert. Tigers 39. National leasuo Sauer. Cuba 34. Xiner. Pi rates 30, Elliott, Braves 30. National League Philadelphia .030 010 011 03 13 1 urooKjyn . j. WW u i u i Roberts. Knnstantr (St snd : Smi, 1 O0O 120 1 T 11 8 nick, Lopata $); Barney, Podblclan Campanella Philadelphia .001 0 111 020 010-4 1 1 tsrooauyn W9 1 Meyer, Donnelly (5). Miller (7) and Mmuuca;; santa. Stance (I) and I Cam- paoeua. St Louis 003 033 170 IT It Lombard! (T). Queen ) and Mueller. St. Louis 000 000 063S 11 1 Plttsburfh .000 110 310 3 18 0 Munjer, Boyer (t). Staley (7) and Rice, Garsriola (7); Chambers, Sick. son s). wane (8) and McCuUough, Turner (). New Tork . too nnn anoa a t Boston ,410 003 00 t t 0 Kennedy. Marli (II. Kramer 7i and Westrunu Sain and Cooner. New York til coo cm in is t Boston , , ., ,101 COO 000 3 8 1 Jansen and Westnim- Roy, Chlpman ft 3, Astonelll (8), Hall ( jonnaon vi ana cooper. :incinnatl . OOO eis ion s a Chlcafo 000 001 0001 s a . Ratieneberfer and Pramesa; Van- OeRBar. Id til and Dawn. Cincinnati 000 110 200 4 t 0 Chicago 111 000 40-7 10 0 weimeler, Erautt (8) and Howell: Voiselie. Dubiel (71. Ladai (li mnd A. Walker. Owen (i). 1 niwourfij U0 301 01913 IS 0 . Boyer. Martin J, Staler (4), Brazl (T1 nd.Qarsglofi. Rlce McDon- m m i iff. a Flying Saucer Scarborough, Michaels Involved Sox, Nats in Big Swap WASHINGTON, May S0-(AP)-The Washington Senators today traded Kay Scarborough, Eddie Soblnson and Al Kozar to the Chicago White Sox In an even swap for Casa Michaels, Robert Ku sava and John Ostrowski, Calvin Griffith, vice-president of the Washington American league club, announced tho three-way trade which ho said Involved no money. Scarborough has been one of tho Nats most reliable pitchers, and has been sought both by tho league-leading New Tork Yankees and the Boston Red Sox to bolster their pitching staffs. Scarborough has won three and lost four this year. Last season ho won IS and lost 1L Robinson Is a first baseman and Kozar a second baseman. In exchange the White Sox ore relinquishing Michaels, one of the league's better second baseman; Kusava, a left handed pitcher; and Ostrowski, an outfielder. . All six players involved will report to their new clubs on Wednesday, Griffith said. In time for Thursday's games. Washing ton plans to switch Rookie Centerfielder Irv Noren to first base to replace Robinson. . , WESTERN INTERNATIONAL - J7 L OB 111 I Salem 1118 J4 Wenatoh 31 19 3 Tri-City 1031 3'4 W L GB. Yakina 1820 .11 Spokane 19 23 414 IVancouv 18 33 43 Victoria 1823 .14, Tuesday results: At Tacoma 11-3, Salem 3-4. At Victoria 1-5, Vancouver 3-3. At Yakina 13-. Tri-City 3-. (Sec ond f am score on page one). At Spo kane 3-11, Wenatchee 3-3. COAST LEAGUE W L GB 7 Sn Diego 39 35 Hollywd 37 35 Oakland 32 28 Portland 30 30 Sn TmcU 31 31 La Angls 33 33 7tt Seattle 25 35 13 Jcrmnto 23 41 18 Tuesday results: At Portland 1-3. San rrandsco 3-3, (Second gam tie). At Seattle 3-9, Los Angeles 3-S. At Oakland 11-1. San Diego 2-5. At Hollywood 8-0, Sacramento. 2-5. NATIONAL ' LEAGUE W L GB W L GB Brooklyn S3 13 -Chicago 18 16 4 St. Louis 22 14 1 IPittsbugh IS 23 8 PhUdlpha 33 15 1'ijNew York 13 20 9 Boston 19 18 S'ilCncinati 10 25121 Tuesday results: At Brooklyn 7-8, Philadelphia 6-4. At Pittsburgh 13-5, St Louis 17-8. At Boston 7-3. New York 3-10. At Chicago 1-7. Cincinnati 4-4. AMERICAN LEAGUE W L GB W L GB New Yrk 2 10 Washingt 19 17 t Detroit 23 13 3 Phildlph 14 34 13 Boston 24 18 I Chicago 13 33 13 Clevland 30 17 i St. Louis 3 231614 Tuesday results: At Detroit 0-3. Cleveland 4-2. At Philadelphia 3-3, Washington 4-1. At New York 11-3, Boston 7-3. At St. Louis 3-9. Chicago 14-12. Mt. Angel Tops Florists, 12-2 MT. ANGEL, May 30-(Speclal)-Tho Mt. Angel Townies tonight drubbed Jary Florists of Salem 12-2 in a baseball game under the lights here. Norb Wellman allow ed only three hits and fanned 11 in the seven innings he worked. He had to leave the game with an injury. Al Beyer hit three safely and Wellman hit two bingles for the winners. Jarys 100 000 0ia--2 4 2 Mt. Angel 206 003 10x-12 12 2 Norton, Davis (4) and Cumm Ings; Wellman, Bourbonnais (8) and BusselL FAR WELL CYCLE WINNER TACOMA, May 30 -OPV Red Farwell of Puyallup topped a field of 52 motorcycle riders to win tho 12th annual Bob Knox Memorial Day race this afternoon at tho Tacoma motorcycle club's track on tho hill above Puyallup. PCL Line Score Los Angelas . Seattle Bess and and Warren. ... SCO 000 000 1 I 1 001 000 003 i li i NoTotneyj Klndsfather Los Angels . , , . 300 000 3 S V 0 SMttl . -L. O20 061 10 8 Adklns. Kush (li asd Burbrlnki Wfl. son and theeiy. SanDleso 000 000 020 1 1 4 . sae oil iox ii is e Oakland , . .1 1 ! , .W.. 1 . AVW1 ll , ,g Trech; Shown and Noble. 1U.1im.Vm T3-. ... ,v T . . l Oakland OOOOCO J I 1 t ftwa. wii'inn t; matt, jkujot. mw away. Harrist (3), Behrman (7) and Krr VI.... ! 1 . jm Hollywood 003 200 00 8 8 ttimnmtA - ani ortfl AAA 4 11 ' w . muu BHWHIi AO thony. Boy (4) and Dapper. om ura jvi ikv Sacramento 000 000 0 0 4 3 HoUywood 030 021 a 8 8 1 Xaimondl; Woods and tandkxk. Either Loser Weeper Wins Big 'Cap NEW YORK, May 30-dP)-Loser Weeper high-balled down the Belmont Park stretch today to beat My Request by a neck In the $59,500 Suburban handicap. The favored Hill Prince, tackling older horses for the first time, was third, bleeding slightly from the nostrils at the finish. Tho victory of Loser Weeper was one of tho sweetest triumphs for his owner, ! Alfred Gwynne Vanderbtlt, who won tho coveted mile and one-quarter test for the first time. A bulging Memorial Day crowd of 51,864 turned out In sunny, humid weather to watch the strug gle between the helr-presumptiye to tho three-year-old throne of 1950, and his older handicap rivals. They saw one ot th tightest fin ishes In the long history of the event, first run In 1884. The winner returned $22.70, $8.70 and $4.10, and put another $41,400 into Vanderbilt's bankroll. Winners Named In Boat Race A Shepcraft Class HI unlimited utility boat piloted by I. L. Mc Kenzie of Newberg posted the fas test time of all yesterday during tho Second Annual Memorial Day Independence - to - Newberg boat races. McKenzie made the 44 miles down the Willamette in one hour Sd four minutes, a minute faster m "The Phantom" made it in tho unlimited racing class. Al Christie of Newberg was at the wheel of the latter. Seventy-six boats raced in the event sponsored jointly by the Newberg Boat Club and tho In dependence chamber of commerce. McKenzie's boat was In Class 7 and Christie's in Class 8. Winners in the other classes were as follows: Class I David Arnold' of Milwaukl in 1:88. Class II Ray Taylor of Salem in 3-18. Class HI R. C. McKean of Portland In 1 :29. Class IV Richard Hewitt of Portland In 1:15. Willard Taylor of Salem second In 1:20. Class V Wes Bailey of Portland In 2;33. Class VI Phil Polachek of Portland In 13a. EUGENE SPLITS Eugene .... , . 003 000 100 8 S 0 Klamatn Falls 343 024 42x 30 21 (7) and Yanchukj Sierra and Linton. Tri ...; 1 ikalcas Each (Regularly priced i Reds, pinks, orchids, whites New Is the time to drets np year yard with asaleas. Df CONTAINERS FOR SATE, LATE PLANTING Bote bushes i 1.23 Welgellas l.f0 BOsngaa 1.00 Doable Mock Orange 1.00 Peonies . 1 1.00 Bleeding Heart - . 1.00 Colored Brooms mmmmmm 75 Phlox Rhododendrons Camellias, aimt, Andromeda Dont delay Do yew planting NOW ' while it is atill safe to plant, ranGHT peadcy iidbsedy VS f. liberty (I blocks sonth of state) California Speedster Rings Up New Records as 175,000 Watch; Halt at 345 Miles By Charles Dnnkley INDIANAPOLIS, May 30(?-A deluge that lasted no longer than 60 seconds today ended the scheduled 500-mile automobile race at 345 miles with Johnny Parsons, Van Nuyi, Calif, record-breaking winner. Th hnnHcnm a 1 -v9T-r11 OaMA iniA .j .i , - ------ - , r;. ' . ., m iauu( cuampioa of the American AutomobUe association, led most of tho way despite gallant bids by Mauri Rose, South Bend, Ind., a previous triple win ner' of the Memorial Day race, and Bill Holland, Reading. Pa- 1949 winner. With the throttle of his little four-cylinder racer pushed uwwu vj uie uuuiuuaru arsons esiaoiisnea m recora speed average of 124.002 miles an hour for the 345 miles. A crowd estimated at 175,000 watched his performance. Records were strewn In Parsons wake from the 50 mile mark New Husky Cage Boss? Dye Returns; Mum on UW Job DYE RETURNS SO 02-) SEATTLE, May 30 -(?P)- Tippy Dye returned to Ohio this i after noon and with him ho carried the secret of whether ho had agreed to become the University of Washington's new basketball coach. Washington officials just plain weren't talking. Dye and Harvey CassilL ath letic, director of the university, closed a series of conferences here this forenoon with tho sim ple announcement the Ohio State basketball mentor was returning to his home state. That was all that was said. . The theory was advanced by others however, that they may have come to an agreement which will be announced after Dye winds up his affairs at his present position. The Washington post was vacated this spring by Art McLarney, who resigned because of 111 health. Crowds 'Off NEW YORK, May SO--Mem-orial day attendance at eight ma jor league baseball parks dropped 1,294 from last year, but crowds and wagering at 10 of the country's race tracks took much sharper tumbles. At the four American league cities, 142,359 fans were on hand, 1,194 below the 1949 total of 143,553. The National league games drew 141,967, exactly 100 under last year's figure of 142,067. A total of 252,972 thoroughbred followers visited 10 tracks, a drop of 68,189 from the 319,161 that turned out at a similar number of tracks In 1949. The total handle today was $11,793,027, or $2,974, 531 short of last Memorial day's $14,767,558. Tho biggest baseball gathering today was the 73,728 which visited New York's Yankee stadium. - , The smallest gate was the 3,537 for the Chicago White Sox at St Louis Browns games. Vies, Spokes Cop 'Headers Victoria's lowly Athletics show ed signs of danger Tuesday as they dumped Vancouver twice, 5-2 and 5-3, on the pitching of Aldon Wil kie and Jim Hedgecock. The Spo kane Indians did the Salem Sena tors a favor by beating Wenatchee twice also, pulling the Chiefs out of second place and allowing Sa lem to rise from third. Tho scores were 3-2 and 11-3 and It was Joe Rossi's seventh homer of the sea son that won the first game. John Conant bested Dave Dahlo In the opener and Dick Bishop won the nightcap. Yakima pounded Tri-City 12-2 in the first game on Lloyd Dick ey's five-hitter, scoring nine times in tne zourtn. (Second game score on page 1). Wenatchee 000 110 0003 11 0 - 020 001 00 3 6 1 Meal; Conant and ..000 300 000 3 10 3 Spokane Oahl and Len Rossi. . , Wenatchee -Spokane .103 330 30 11 13 3 Rami. Blakenshin (7) and riscalini- Bishop and Rosel. Vancouver 010,100 00O3 3 3 Victoria 000 000 23 I 10 4 Snyder and Brenner; Wilkl and Ronnlngv Vancouver '. 000 300 13 4 1 Victoria .001 211 3 3 1 Anderson. Bruenner (4) Gunnarson (4) and Helsner: Hedgecock and weamerwax,' nooning o. Tri -Cltr -010 100 0 3 S3 ..012 800 12 13 0 Yakima Or ell and Peaut; siera. Tri-TttT Dickey and Tie- 000 000 010-1 9 0 Yakima 001 120 00 -4 13 Bud nick and Fesut; Lamer Tornay. and Eugen 011 003 000 S T 13 1 Klam. ran 001 000 400 1 S 13 i Ortega, DiMagglo (3) and Tapp; De Witt. ShorUidg (3) and Trlandos. 950 $L25 to $2.50) Holiday Sport on to tne sudden finish. At IfiO miles he averaged 124.941, and at tho 100-mile mark ho was speed ing at 1Z4.HS7 to blot out Wilbur onaws record rxrf nrm n n i- nf 123.441 in 1939. Re eclinsed Shaw's record at 150 miles, for which rarsons average snoed waa 123.579. At 200 miles Parsons Wfl hitting 126.319 which also erased Shaw's record of 123.381 made in his 1939 triumph. The rain storm that broke suddenly from one black cloud ended the race In con fusion. Behind Parsona. fhm nrdor rt finish was 'so close that hnim n checking records shook up the standings xrom. second down 4.1 : ' uorougn eignin piace. Park, HI., had been given second place unofficially, but a rechec denrived him of fn lan. drnnntn him to fifth and moving Holland inro second. The recheck gave Rose third place, 991000 of a second ahead of Cecil Green of Houston, Tex., !a first time driver In the race. . Twentv-three of tha nritrfnsl M. car starting field still were run ning wnen the race ended. There were no serious accidents al though three drivers were involvX ed in minor spins while speeding uie DanKea curves on the north end of the 2 mile track. . Rose, who had been listed unof ficially in fifth place, behind Green, protested that Green had passed him while a yellow light warning the drivers to slow their speeds to 90 miles an hour was lit, When the recheck moved him ahead of Green, the protest waa not considered. (Continued on page 11) Here's How Big Race Went for Lap Leader INDIANAPOLIS, May 30-(4 Leaders by laps In today's race at the Indianapolis motor speed way, shortened to 345 miles from the usual 500 by a rain atoms 2 miles to a lap): 1 ahrongh S, Mauri Rose. t-SS, Johnny Parson. 34, Soso (104 feet only on main stretch). Ss 104, Parsons. 105-110, Rose. Ill 118. Bill HoUand. 119-138, Far sons. J -; Wilt Gallops Fast 2-Miles PROVIDENCE, R. 1 May 30 GSP)- Tred Wilt ran one of the fastest outdoor two miles by an American- in 14 years when ho was pa$ed to a clocking of 9:01.5 today. - The former Indiana U. star ap proached the American citizens record of 8:58.3 set by Don Lasn of Indiana in 1936. His race was an added feature to the 41st an nual Brown university interscho lastic track meet. Wilt ran the first mile in 4:27. TROT MARK BROKEN ARCADIA, Calif, May 20 -(JP) Proximity, eight-year-old queen of the trotters, today cracked t second world record in 10 day! by winning the $5,000 Los Ange les trot at mile and an eighth in 2:14 35. A crowd of 18,334 -was tho largest harness draw in three years at Aanta Anita park. Table of Coastal Tides Tides for Taft, Oregon, May. 1839 (compiled by US Coast St GeodeUO Survey, Portland. Oregon). Table nsea standard time; to deter mine daylight time, add one boar.) May High Water Tim Ht Low Wate lime : 6:27 a m. 3:49 pjn. 31 1:03 pjn. 10 11:49 pjn. 7.7 Occupation; Sub Killer You wouldn't expect an Army man to bo an instructor in sob war fare. But that's the Job of Maater Sgt. John B. White at the Seacoast Branch of the Artillery School. John's an electronics expert and his specialty is aubmarin mine. John gives Army Schooling full credit for landing him hia interest bag. well-paid job. "I picked electron ks," says John, "and if s jost one of dozens of interesting fields open to a yoong fellow in tho Army. Believe me, you get the kind of training hero that pots folding moniy in your pocket, inside .the Army or out." If you're looking for a well-paid career with a real future, find out what the Army offers you. Visjt ' yonr Recruiting Office today. In Salem go to Room 211, Post Office